Sydney River

• Full parole granted to man convicted in notorious ‘McDonald’s murders’ in Cape Breton

  The board decided during a hearing today that 55-year-old Freeman MacNeil should receive a conditional release because his risk to reoffend is rated at low to moderate.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2024
  
• One of three men convicted in McDonald’s murders awarded unescorted absences  

  Freeman MacNeil has been eligible for day parole since May 2014 and for full parole since May 2017.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2019
  
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• Thief steals $4K from Nova Scotia church fundraiser just before Christmas

  Father Patrick O'Neill says he walked by the office after a 6 p.m. mass and noticed the door looked like it had been forced open.

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2018
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• Nova Scotia Election: Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg candidates

  This is expected to be a safe riding for the Progressive Conservatives. Incumbent MLA Alfie MacLeod has held the seat since 2006.

  Politics

  May 1, 2017
• McDonald’s killer Darren Muise ‘financially secure’ and ‘living a good life’ on parole: documents

  Darren Richard Muise was one of three men convicted in the brutal 1992 McDonald's murders in Sydney River, N.S.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2017
• Have you seen Scott MacAdam? Police search for missing N.S. man

  MacAdam was last seen on the evening of Monday, July 4 in Sydney River.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2016